At an illegal slaughterhouse in West Miami-Dade, pigs, goats, hogs, and chickens were shot, stabbed, beaten with sledgehammers and gutted and boiled while alive, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities in recent years have busted offenders for...

R. Poppe, bludgeoned his elderly golden retriever Millie repeatedly with a sledgehammer. He beat her for defecating on the floor. Witnesses saw him put a plastic bag over the dogs head and continue to beat her. He's charged with felony animal cruelty.

The surviving litter mates of two 7-week-old puppies beaten to death with a sledgehammer romped, yipped and squirmed gleefully Friday at Glynn County Animal Services as an investigation continues in the case that has outraged animal welfare advocates.

Citing threats of violence by animal rights activists, the San Francisco Art Institute said Saturday that it is canceling a controversial exhibition that included video clips of animals being bludgeoned to death, as well as a public forum it had scheduled